27 July 2015, Bangkok, Thailand - Building an effective climate change regime for the future must engage all Parties in a strong and participatory intergovernmental negotiation process. In the last week of July, negotiators from the LDC group are meeting in Bangkok to share their knowledge and experience as well as hone their negotiation skills. 

 

LDCs face severe socio-economic and environmental problems that threaten sustainable development. Climate change and variability will continue to exacerbate these problems, posing one of the biggest challenges for 21st century diplomacy and international development. Yet, LDCs face obstacles in engaging effectively in intergovernmental climate change negotiation processes.

 

 

This training event on “Climate Change Negotiation Skills for LDC Negotiators” is the first of several to be delivered over the course of 2015 and 2016 as part of the UNDP/UNEP global programme to build capacity of LDCs to effectively participate in intergovernmental climate change processes. The training is designed by UNITAR in collaboration with UNDP and IIED, and is funded through the Global Environment Facility (GEF).  

 

The training will take place in Bangkok from the 27th to the 31st of July 2015 and it will be conducted in English and French. The objectives are: 1) to strengthen the technical capacity of LDCs to participate effectively in intergovernmental climate change negotiation processes and 2) to develop skills that can support national delegations as well as the wider LDC negotiating group to actively engage with the forthcoming development of a new international agreement on climate change.